Service difficulty report · Hose · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
June 25, 2011
Submitted
July 7, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N673P
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
673
Aircraft time
5,294 hours, 2,380 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Engine time
5,269 hours, 2,369 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
5,294 hours, 2,380 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT HYD SYS OIL LEAKAGE WAS DETECTED ON THE SYNOPTIC DISPLAY. AT FL410 AND 1.5 HOURS OUT THE PIC ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE. WITH 0.5 GALLONS OF HYD FLUID REMAINING, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX DETECTED FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE LT PYLON. UPON EXPOSURE THE LT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP CASE DRAIN FLEXIBLE HOSE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AT THE FLEX HOSE SECTION. THE LEAKAGE WAS CAUSED BY CHAFING ACTION BETWEEN THE HOSE AND PYLON BULKHEAD FS767 PORTHOLE. EVIDENCE OF ADDITIONAL CHAFING WAS FOUND AT BULKHEAD FS782 BUT NOT SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LEAKAGE. THE PRIMARY FAILURE MODE WAS LOOSE HOSE STAND OFF CLAMPS THAT CAUSED THE HOSE TO SWING INTO CONTACT WITH THE BULKHEADS. PLEASE REF MFG IPC 29-00-02, FIG 5 PAGE 0. FLEX HOSE IS ITEM 85. CLAMP IS ITEM 95.